Garment-hanger.



110. 847,212. i I v PATENTBD 11111.12, 1907. I

J. 1v1. STEIN. 'GARMBNT HANGER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907'.

Application filed October 6,1906. Serial No. 337,829.

To t/Z 1071/0711, t 77mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB Mosns STEIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVashington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to garment-hangers.

One object is to provide a hanger of the adjustable variety.

Another object resides in the provision of a light, strong, inexpensive,durable, simple, and adjustable device for the hanging or support ofcoats or other garments.

IVith the above and othenobjects in view the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter referred to,shown in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating thesupplemental arms in their eX- tended positions upon the hanger proper.Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line a (L of Fig. 1. Fig. Iis an inverted fragmentary view of one of the supplemental arms, andFig. 5 is a view of the hanger when folded. Fig. 6 is a transversesectional view through a main and a supplemental arm.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, there isshown a foldable hanger composed, preferably, of sheet metal, althoughit is obvious that it may be composed of wood or any other suitablematerial.

Assuming that the hanger is composed of sheet metal, the referencecharacters 1 and 2 indicate arms, each being preferably channelshaped,resulting in a top face 3 and front and rear faces 4 and 5. At the innerend of each arm the top face is inclined upwardly, as at 6, for apurpose presently explained, and each arm has its inner end so formed asto provide a broad flat abutting face 7 for a purpose hereinafterunderstood.

The eXtreme upper inner faces of the arms are hingedly connectedtogether in any suitable manner. The suspending-hook 1]. has a portion10, preferably forming the pintle of said hinged connection, and the legof the hook may be twisted or bent to dispose the bill 13 in a planeparallel with the plane of the front and rear faces of the hanger.

It will now be understood that the inner l end of each arm is enlarged,preferably, from l bottom to top and that the top face thereof j tapersupwardly to meet the corresponding abutting face 7 and that at theeXtreme upper ends of the meeting faces of the abutting arms they arehingedly connected together l in direct contradistinction to a pivotedor f hinged connection at the bottom or side of l the abutting ends,thereby obviating the use of separate fastening means to prevent accifdental folding of the hanger.

In the use of the present hanger the abutting faces of the arms limittheir downward movement with respect to each other, and as soon as thesuspending-hook is engaged with a supporting-nail or the like, (notshown,) regardless of the position of the arms, the latter falldownwardly, each presenting its abutting face to the abutting face ofthe coperating arm. These abutting faces therefore limit a downwardmovement of the arms with respect to each other, they lying normally inengagement with each other throughout their entire surfaces, effecting abroad abutting engagement.

When the arms are in their normal working position, they dependsomewhatwith respect to the intermediate ends of the arms, whose outersides taper downwardly and support the garment out of contact with thesuspending-hook. It will be seen that the arms depend upon thesuspending-hook to prevent folding thereof, and, as shown in Fig. 5, thesuspending-hook lies between the arms when the hanger is folded.

To render my improved hanger adjustable for different-sized coats orother garments, I provide the supplemental arms l2 and 13, each havinglongitudinal front and rear faces 14 and 15, adapted to embrace thefront and rear faces of the arms, and also having a top face fittingsnugly upon the top face of the arms. The top faces of the supplementalarms are substantially straight intermediate their ends, and the outerend of each tapers downwardly, with its inner end tapering upwardly, asat 15, to conform to the shape of the inner ends of the correspondingarms 1 and 2.

The supplemental arms are slidable upon the main arms, and in order toinsure against lateral displacement of the former with respect to thelatter I provide the aforesaid longitudinal face portions of thesupplemental arms intermediate their ends with inwardly-turned flangesdesigned to engage the IOO TIO

inner faces of the front and rear faces of the main arms. To limit asliding movement of the supplemental arms 12 and 13 upon 'the main arms1 and 2, l provide each main arm with a short slot 17, designed tocooperate with the depending lug 18 of the corresponding supplementalarm. By reason of the inwardly turned flanges the supplemental armscannot be pulled upwardly from the main arms, and by reason of the slot17 and lug 18 the supplemental arms cannot be accidentally disengagedfrom the main arms in a longitudinal direction.'

l provide graduations 19 upon the inner face of the top portions of thesupplemental arms to determine the degree of adjustment of the hangerand the said arms are designed to snugly embrace the main arm-sectionsso as to remain in adjustable positions without additional means forthis purpose.

An important feature of my invention resides in the fact that thecoat-collar will be held out of engagement with the suspendinghookwhether or not the supplemental arms be adjusted upon the main arms. Ina large coat the neck portion thereof is obviously larger than the neckportion of a smaller coat, and in accommodating the hanger to the largercoat the neck portion of the hanger is also increased in size and insuch a manner as to hold the neck portion thereof away from thesuspending-hook.

What is claimed is- 1. A garment-hanger comprising arms having theirinner ends abutting, the arms being hingedly connected at their innerends, a suspending-hook forming the pintle of the hinge, the armscoperating with the suspending-hook to hold the arms in unfoldedposition and a supplemental arm adjustably mounted upon each of theaforesaid arms to adjust the length of the arms and the size of the neckportion of the hanger.

2. A garment-hanger comprising arms having their inner ends abutting andhingedly connected together, a suspending-hook forming the pintle of thehinge, the arms dependseala ing upon the suspending-hook to hold them inunfolded position, and a supplemental" arm mounted upon each of theaforesaid arms to adjust the length of the arms and the size of the neckportion of the hanger.

3 A garment-hanger comprising arms having their inner ends abutting andhingedly connected together at their upper surfaces, the suspending-hookhaving a'portion serving as the pintle of the hinge, and a supplementalarm vmounted upon each of the aforesaid arms to adjust the length of thearms and the size of the neck portion of the hanger.

4. A garment-hanger comprising arms having their inner ends enlarged andhingedly connected together, a suspending means and a supplemental arm.mounted upon eachl of the aforesaid arms to adjust the length of thearms and the size of the neck portion of the hanger.

5. A garment-hanger comprising arms having their inner ends enlarged andhingedly connected together, a suspending means, and a supplemental armadjustably mounted upon each of the aforesaid arms, the inner end ofeach of the supplemental arms being directed upwardly to provide thehanger with an adjustable neck portion.

6. A garment -hanger comprising arms, and supplemental arms slidablyarranged upon the aforesaid arms, the supplemental arms beingconstructed to provide an adjustable neck portion.

7. A garment hanger comprising arms hingedly connected together, andsupplemental arms adjustably carried by the aforesaid arms and providedwith means at their inner ends to provide for an adjustment of the neckportion of the hanger.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB MOSES STEIN.

Witnesses Y GEORGE W. HUTcHrsoN, Jn, LAWRENCE F. EBERBAci-r.

